Goal
- To inculcate rational and scientific basis of therapeutics in students.
- Introduce fundamental Pharmacology clinically important drugs currently used in medical practice to students.
Objective
- Describe the PK-PD of essential & Commonly used drugs.
- Enlist the indication, contraindications, interactions and ADR of commonly used drugs
- Rationale use of drug with reference to its cost, efficacy and safety for individual needs & mass therapy under national health programmers.
About Department
Sr. No. |
Year of Establishment |
Courses offered |
1. | 1990 – 91 |
MBBS |
2. | 2008 – 09 |
MSc Medical Pharmacology |
3. | 2010 – 11 |
MD Pharmacology |
4. | 2010 – 11 |
MSc Clinical Research |
5. | 2011 – 12 |
PhD Pharmacology |
6. | 2011 – 12 |
B.Sc. Allied Sciences |
7. | 2006-2007 |
Physiotherapy |
8. | 2007-08 |
B.Sc. Nursing |
9. | 2015 - 16 |
Clinical Research Unit |
10. | 2017-18 |
PvPI Regional Centre |
11. | 2019-20 |
Fellowship course in clinical research |
Special Highlights
- MGM ECRHS – A DCGI approved ethics committee working after all research work going on in MGM Campus. (Reg. no. - ECR/581/Inst/MH/2014)
- CPCSEA approved central animal house for animal studies & academic purpose. (Reg. No. - CPCSEA/1777)
- PVPI-Approved Pharmacovigilance center responsible for ADR reporting. (File No. IPC/NCC-PvPI/AMCs/2017-18/102)
- Regularly conducting prescription audit & monitoring of antibiotic policy.
- Dr. Bhosle & other staff published book on practical pharmacology for undergraduates.
- Clinical research unit with actively ongoing clinical trials in different phases.
- Clinical research unit has collaboration with many CRO, SMO & Pharmaceutical industry.
- Published more than 75 publication in different national, international journals.
- Regularly conducting ‘EXCELLENTIUM’ an undergraduate quiz contest.
- Well-equipped lecture hall with LCD, audiovisual system.
- 02 demonstration room with capacity of 75 each.
- Software of simulation techniques for UG & PG to minimize animal use.
- Departmental library with total books-205, E-books-41, also departmental library has Ebescohost database & MUHS digital library.
- There laboratory experimental pharmacology, clinical pharmacology & PG research lab.
- Well-equipped museum with good number of charts & models.
Programs offered
- MBBS
- MD
- Ph.D
- MSc Medical Pharmacology